Varven@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 4 months agoWell That's Ironiclemmy.worldimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-square𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoBack when “The Flat Earth Society” was all about trolling and making an elaborate scientific joke and not hardcore extremist science deniers.
minus-squareDudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoCan you explain this one to my ignorant ass? What’s the joke?
minus-square𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoThe joke is the absurdity of a flat earth and making puns like “all around the globe” in that context and creating absurdist proof that the Earth is flat despite everyone knowing since kindergarten that it isn’t. But some people started taking it too seriously.
Back when “The Flat Earth Society” was all about trolling and making an elaborate scientific joke and not hardcore extremist science deniers.
Can you explain this one to my ignorant ass? What’s the joke?
The joke is the absurdity of a flat earth and making puns like “all around the globe” in that context and creating absurdist proof that the Earth is flat despite everyone knowing since kindergarten that it isn’t.
But some people started taking it too seriously.